The Promotional Power of a Signature Dish
Perceptive diners increasingly want to enjoy something that they can share with others, and signature dishes give consumers that kind of unique experience. A signature...
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OpenTable Buys Crucial Competitor, Urbanspoon’s Rezbook
OpenTable bought Rezbook, Urbanspoon’s iPad-based online reservation system, limiting the competition in online restaurant reservation. Urbanspoon, which already had a...
Using Community Partnerships to Help Promote Your Restaurant
Community partnerships can stimulate business, engineer free publicity and promote restaurants and communities in an integrated effort. Charitable and civic initiatives...
Yelp Buys SeatMe, an OpenTable Competitor
Yelp recently bought SeatMe, a startup that offers online reservation and table management services to restaurants. Using the web or their iPad app, SeatMe gives...
How to Finance Expansions, Franchises or Ongoing Restaurant Operations
Getting funding for restaurant expansions, starting new chain operations or buying franchises is an issue that many successful restaurant owners face. Customers often...
Keeping Your Hospitality Staff Positive
We’re all familiar with the first rule of retail being the customer is always right. This is especially true in the hospitality industry. When guests book hotel stays for...
Yelp Starts Offering Online Ordering for Restaurants
Yelp has started providing online ordering on their website, teaming up with Eat24 and Delivery.com affiliated restaurants. Online users typically visit Yelp to read...
Low-Cost High-Tech Solutions for Restaurants
Technology offers benefits for restaurants, but practical applications come with technical problems and high costs that could prove unsustainable for small operators and...
MustHaveMenus Launches Instant Printing & Real-Time Updates
MustHaveMenus, an online service that allows restaurant to digitally create and customize all types of menus (see our previous review of MustHaveMenus), has just announced...
How Restaurant Training Manuals Help
Working in restaurants often causes stress and conflict due to the hectic nature of serving food quickly, handling special requests, and satisfying guests. Establishing...